Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-08

that | endorse the hum5ug talked a.
bout bettiag whenever young fellow
cpm-s to grief There are many
things quite as likely to be the causes
of it; but in this particular instance
| thought it more than probable | had
got s>n-thin5 like clue to the puz.
Zir.
After time the Young men retired
having hi long and subdued con
versatlon, and [ was left to digest
what | ha1 heard not mucl, certain
~. bur something.
/ | said nothing to Mr.. Dale. stayed
on i" my capacity of investor who
couldn't find any invest tents to suit
him, and kept nv eyes open. Several
days passed, and no more notes were
missei. Mr.. Dale got rather more
trsnquilized, and Mrs. Dale ventured
to play her piano to him in the even
ing, which for some time se had been
too irritable to listen to, much to her
surprise, as neither she nor any one
else had been told of the missing
sand he was generally very good
tempered with her, though short tenn
pered with most people.
But one day discovery was made,
not through me, though for my cred
it's sake had spoken my suspicious
OF the party concerned to Mr.. Dale
namely, young Mason. | told him l
fancled he was in some way connected
with sporting matters, and got for my
pains an incredulaus laugh and u
nasty remark about detectives acute
ness. This nettled me. so | just told
him about the scene in the Blue Lion.
He was enraged. then, | could see.
both with me and the two young fel.
lows; but just as he was going to say
something about it in came old Mitley,
As usual, with bundle of notes that
DAY cashed or pliI in. Mr.. Dale ran
his eye carelessly over them-paused
-s'arsd-consuited his pocket book,
aud then said, with an affection of in
diff reno
Where did this fse-pound note
com from, Mitley2 h's very greasy.'
"Mr. Mason asked me to change it,
SIR"
"Mr. Mason. Very good, you can
60"
The door closed and the manager
turned TO me, his face a mixture cf re-
gret and anger. Il owe you an apol-
ogy, Staining, for lau Ching at you a.
nout Mason. | am most grieva |, but
this is one of the stolen notes. Still
that do sn't prove his guilt. and his
changing 1t here look, likeinuocence."
"Or like cleverness, sir, in playing
d bold game 10 disarm suspicion +"
"W eli. III cali nTrn ia. Step Into
that cupboard; You can See and hear
without his knowing it,"
In came Mr.. Mason, quiet as ever
Tie stood waiting for Mr.. Dale to
speak, with an unrutll+d air of indif
ference He rds cool hand.
The manager came to the point at
once How did this note come into
your possession. Mr. Mason. - he said,
showing it, Il have particular rea
son for asking.
The Young chap flushed crims N,
and Mr.. Dale looked sternly at him.
| in the cupbo,rd thought, Another
point to y0u, Jim Scanning"
at is matter of my own, sir "a
private matter-nothing to do with
the bank he said after a pause.
At has everything t, do with the
bank, Mr.. Mason. This note i. a
stolen one.
Ioung Masoa started as if shot,
then looked at the manager with the
finest imitation OF injured innocence
| ever sa@.
Il know nothing Of that, sir. But
| would rather not explain how | got
it,"
"Perhaps not. But you had better,
and when my nephew returns he
was out driving Mrs. D.l. in her pony
Car iag~) II snail ask him an ex-
pIsnttion Of how he aud you, nv
clerks. Come To be at ii prt-hous
'tui ttng sporting paper Here
The y"nng CHAP Io"kei-if Y u will
-xclse my llttle joke-qnite chap
taiIrn, us I've heard Htmlet say
"llowever, I've known ynu and your
parents So long, the manager went
IN in Il kin Ter tone, "tnat If you'll
only admit you We been betting like d
couple of young tools, III see what
can be done, though | am very wrong
IN dong So To hush the thing up"
The young man thereup,n vowed
aud protested that he AMI Mr. Lnnton
never betted, and that AS for the note,
ne had it pad hlm by Mr.. Philips.
the grocer.
Then he must know somethiny IA
bout it, and why was it paid you:"
said Mr.. Ode.
Here Mason looked very red again,
and stammered out it was for a priz.
null terrier pup. Being urged by
Mr.. Dale to explain further, he con
fe>sed that he and young L"nton had
joint stock of bull terriers, which
they bred and showed. Hence their
study of the sporting parer. Mr..
Dale seemed somewhat to believe this
story (though even breeding buIl-ter-
riers scandallzed his non sporting
heart. but | didn't, and thought what
il muff he must be to swallow such
rubbish.
However, ae gravely enjoined secre-
cy on Mason, dismissed him, and then
went with me to see Mr.. Phillips,
who was sporting grocer of very
free and easy manners, and not Gus
toner of Mr.. Dale's establishment.
Mr.. Dale was too official, and the
grocer turned rusty. SO | tipped
him the wink to 60, and remaining a.
lone, got him to accompany ME to his
favorite house of call, where we had
Irish cold together { was supposed
on this occasion to be the former
owner of the note.) and he became
l.